Burns, Hurricanes rally for OT win against Flyers

PHILADELPHIA --Brent Burns scored with 54 seconds remaining in overtime, and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied for a 4-3 win against the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday.

The defenseman one-timed a pass from Sebastian Aho past Flyers goalie Carter Hart for his 16th career overtime goal, the most among defensemen in NHL history.
"That's what he does, right? He has a flair to put the puck in the back of the net at big times," Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "And obviously, that was a huge one for us tonight."

Martin Necas and Jordan Staal each had a goal and an assist, and Antti Raanta made 26 saves for Carolina (5-2-1), which was coming off a 6-2 loss to the New York Islanders on Friday.
Wade Allison and Nicolas Deslauriers each had a goal and an assist, and Hart made 34 saves for Philadelphia (5-2-1).
"They should feel good about this point," Flyers coach John Tortorella said. "I know it [stinks] we lose it at the end. The comeback again from a 2-0 deficit and take the lead, some people kicked in that haven't kicked in for us. There was a lot of good things that happened there. So I think the club should feel good about itself."
Staal, who was playing in his 1,100th NHL game, gave the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead at 5:27 of the first period when he chipped the rebound of a shot off the end boards over Hart's left skate. He then helped set up the play that led to Jordan Martinook's goal at 15:04, which made it 2-0.
"You could tell he was relieved because it hasn't happened yet this year," Brind'Amour said of Staal's goal. "We know what he means to this group, and it's nice to see that happen."
Deslauriers cut it to 2-1 at 5:14 of the second period, scoring from the slot off a pass from Lukas Sedlak for his first goal with the Flyers. The forward signed a four-year contract with Philadelphia on July 13.
Owen Tippett tied it 2-2 with a power-play goal at 7:18. The forward has two points (one goal, one assist) in two games after missing five because of an upper-body injury.
"It's one of those things where you take it day by day," Tippett said. "Symptoms come and go, and you can't really rush anything."

Allison put the Flyers ahead 3-2 at 6:09 of the third period off a centering pass from Sedlak, but Necas tied it 3-3 at 17:55 when he gathered a loose puck in the neutral zone, skated across the blue line and beat Hart from the top of the right face-off circle.
"I just saw Burns was wide and I tried to get in the zone so it's not offside," Necas said. "I tried to drag it and shoot through the [defenseman] far side. I had no idea where the puck went. I still haven't seen it. I just saw 'Burnzie' celebrating."
Necas has five goals this season and leads the Hurricanes with 11 points in eight games. He had 40 points (14 goals, 26 assists) in 78 games last season.
"I tried to work hard in the summer, not just on the ice but off the ice, mentally," he said. "Sometimes when you're feeling good about yourself, you don't care how much you play if you have the talent and you can do it on the ice. But it's all about your head. I tried to work on that and so far, it's been good."
Brind'Amour said Necas is playing like a more confident player.
"He's been solid," Brind'Amour said. "He's been arguably our best player. He's on the score sheet every night, and he's certainly a factor."

NOTES:Burns scored his 41st career game-winning goal, tying Rob Blake for sixth among defensemen in NHL history. … Hurricanes forward Derek Stepan sustained an upper-body injury after blocking a shot by Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov with 5:22 remaining in the second period and did not return. There was no update after the game. ... Sedlak's assists were his first NHL points since Feb. 8, 2019, with the Columbus Blue Jackets. He played the previous three seasons in the Kontinental Hockey League. ... Flyers forward Kieffer Bellows had three hits in 11:50 of ice time in his debut after being claimed on waivers from the New York Islanders on Thursday. ... Philadelphia defenseman Tony DeAngelo had an assist in his first game against Carolina since being traded on July 8.